John Mowbray and Catherine Lockton

John Mowbray poses with his wife, Catherine Lockton. John Mowbray was born in England on May 24 1823. Catherine Stockton was born in England on May 24, 1819. John's most treasured possession was a cane whose top piece was forged from a piece of a cannon called "Hero," which was employed at the Battle of Wellington. Their son, George W. Mowbray, made a name for himself as a Methodist missionary and an early booster of the city of Tulsa.

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John Mowbray poses with his wife, Catherine Lockton. John Mowbray was born in England on May 24 1823. Catherine Stockton was born in England on May 24, 1819. John's most treasured possession was a cane whose top piece was forged from a piece of a cannon called "Hero," which was employed at the Battle of Wellington. Their son, George W. Mowbray, made a name for himself as a Methodist missionary and an early booster of the city of Tulsa.

Preservation and archiving of this significant Tulsa treasure of photographs and artifacts was made possible through the Tulsa City-County Library and the Tulsa Historical Society, and the generosity of Tulsa World/Lorton Family, Chester Cadieux, the Rotary Club of Tulsa, and many other community-minded corporations, institutions and individuals.